Palmyra Fiber Coconut Coir Cement Board for Reducing Heat Load Through Building

Abstract

Abstract

     Research on Palmyra fiber cement and coconut Coir to reduce the amount of Heat Load Through Building. intended for 1) To bring the fiber of Palmyra Fiber and coconut Coir left over from processing To produce natural fiber cement, size 20 X 20 cm, thickness 2.5 cm. It is a material used for mechanical and physical properties testing. 2) To develop the production process and determination of the ratio of cement to Palmyra fiber and coconut Coir suitable for the production of Palmyra fiber cement and coconut Coir. to be a material used for architecture. 3) To test the physical properties mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of Palmyra fiber cement and coconut Coir to conform to ASTM manufacturing standards applied to architectural applications. It was tested on Palmyra and coconut Coir. as well as analyzing physical, mechanical and thermal properties The results showed that In the experimental study of fiber cement board of Palmyra and coconut Coir. In order to reduce the amount of Heat Load Through building, it was found that the fiber cement board with the formula of Palmyra fibers and coconut Coir in the ratio Cement: Palmyra fiber: Coconut Coir: Water equal to 1: 0.5: 0.5: 0.5 has good thermal insulating ability. It has a heat insulating coefficient of 0.2043 ± 0.0210 W/m.K. and has a bending strength of 2.3780 ± 0.4488 MPa. which, if comparing the mixing formulas of the 7 natural fiber cement panels, then Palmyra fiber cement board and coconut Coir that mixes both types of fibers with appropriate values for both heat insulation coefficient and bending strength that can be developed, further developed, including bringing creative design into fiber cement sheets for use in building materials or commercial materials in the future.